Where does “sonderbar” come from?
sonderbar (German) comes from German sondern, from Middle High German sundern, from Old High German suntarōn, from Proto-Germanic sundrōną, from Proto-Indo-European sen(e)- — separate, without.
sonderbar (German): strange, odd
Ancestry of “sonderbar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | sondern | rather, but; so?, then what?, so you tell me!; to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | sundern | southern |
| 3 | Old High German | suntarōn | separate, distinguish |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sundrōną | to sunder, to separate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sen(e)- | separate, without |